A Facebook page that goes by the name योगी आदित्यनाथ की सेना (Yogi Adityanath ki Sena) posted an image which looked like a cropped article from a Hindi e-paper clip. The article’s title…
Rishi Bagree: A relentless purveyor of misinformation
Rishi Bagree describes himself on Twitter as ‘an ordinary tax paying citizen’. His 99,000 followers on the social media platform include top functionaries of the ruling party and the Central…
17 year old video of Imam Bukhari abusing Shabana Azmi being circulated with a false claim
“Barkha Dutt conducted a debate in NDTV Studio in which Imam Bukhari openly Called @AzmiShabana a prostitute in front of Owaisi and Farooq Sheikh. No one vomited. In Fact Shabana…
School bus of Sanskriti school in Pune not attacked during Bharat bandh; misleading images viral
A set of images has been shared widely on social media, which shows a damaged school bus of Sanskriti school in Pune, with a shattered windshield. Those who have shared…
Viral photo of PM Modi with doctors- Is it from AIIMS?
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away at the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi on August 16. The hours leading to his demise had witnessed a rush of top…
Photo from farmers’ protest in Maharashtra shared with false claim, targets Congress
“This Nagpur Congress neta snatched milk from poor Farmers & spilled it on road. He also abused & threatened police men when they try to stop him” tweeted Rishi Bagree,…
Viral: Fake quote about ‘mothers and teachers’ attributed to Arundhati Roy
A quote attributed to writer and activist Arundhati Roy is currently circulating on social media. According to this quote allegedly given by Roy, she is drawing parallels between Islamic terrorism,…
Fake News Round-up, October 2017 – The usual culprits strike again
Welcome to the fake news round-up for October 2017. We saw many repeat offenders this month, confirming the belief that a vast majority of fake news originates from a few…